I tried to handle an interpersonal conflict. I tried to do it calmly. I tried to do it proactively. “How can we solve this problem together.”
The response: I’m going to put distance between us and you because you scare me.
You are entitled to your feelings. I’m going to go cuss in my garage now.
I’m sorry it went that way. That sucks.
I hope you are not too hard on yourself. There are at least two people in the interaction, and you are only responsible for the behavior of one of them (yourself.)
Dammit.